Personal Care Attendant

Job summary

The Personal Care Attendant provides direct support to patients with daily living activities, including feeding, grooming, and mobility assistance. They also perform essential support tasks such as housekeeping, laundry, and maintaining supply inventory to ensure a safe and clean environment.

Job details

The Personal Care Attendant (PCA) responsibilities include: giving out meal trays to patient; preparing patients to receive nutrition (i.e. position patient for meals, feed patient, cutting up patient's food to aid digestion); assisting patient with dressing and grooming; notifying RPN if patient's condition changes; porter duties and light housekeeping; assisting with patient laundry; folding and re-stocking linen carts; counting and tracking supply inventory; cleaning and storing shared equipment; one on one or group activities with patients; complying with and commitment to patient safety responsibilities and corresponding hospital plans, policies and procedures in order to ensure a safe environment for patients. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Giving out meal trays to patient; Preparing patients to receive nutrition (i.e. position patient for meals, feed patient, cutting up patient's food to aid digestion); assisting patient with dressing and grooming; Notifying RPN if patient's condition changes; Porter duties and light housekeeping; assisting with patient laundry; Folding and re-stocking linen carts; counting and tracking supply inventory; Cleaning and storing shared equipment; Complying with and commitment to patient safety responsibilities, policies and procedures in order to ensure a safe environment for patients. Adhere to Bayshore Policies and Procedures. Complies with all Canadian provincial and federal privacy legislation. QUALIFICATIONS: OSSD or equivalent Completion of a Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S.) program Ability to speak, read, write and comprehend the English language, Knowledge of other languages an asset Knowledge of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and other relevant legislation Knowledge of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Knowledge of Hospital and departmental policies, procedures, guidelines, protocols and practices Knowledge of Emergency Assistance Code Experience in customer service Experience with the vulnerable sectors including Seniors Positive and caring attitude Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Ability to lift over 60 lbs. on a constant basis Ability to handle occasional to moderate exertion (i.e. constant standing, walking and climbing) on an occasional to frequent basis Good attendance is required

What you’ll do

The Personal Care Attendant provides direct support to patients with daily living activities, including feeding, grooming, and mobility assistance. They also perform essential support tasks such as housekeeping, laundry, and maintaining supply inventory to ensure a safe and clean environment.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an OSSD or equivalent and possess a Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S.) certification. The role requires the physical ability to lift over 60 lbs and excellent communication skills in English.

Listed skills

• Clinical care · Preferred
• Customer service · Preferred
• Inventory tracking · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Housekeeping · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Patient care
• Meal assistance
• Grooming assistance
• Housekeeping
• Inventory tracking
• Equipment cleaning
• Communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Basic Cardiac Life Support
• WHMIS
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Customer service
• Lifting
• Patient safety
• Privacy legislation compliance
• Assisted Feeding
• Supply Inventory
• Patient Positioning
• Patient Preparation
• Patient Assistance
• Digestive System
• Occupational Safety And Health
• English Language
• Patient Safety
• Interpersonal Communications
• Personal Care
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems
• Registered Practical Nurse

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services
• Customer Service & Support
• Personal Care Attendant
• Caregiver / Personal Care Aide
• Companions and Valets
• Personal Care Aides
• Home Health and Personal Care Aides